Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Oil

Opinion: Ending Our Oil Addiction Is a Moral Imperative for Inflation and the Climate

By Dennis Markatos-Soriano and Mike McGinn | Aug 26, 2022 | No Comments

The amount we drive is a matter of public policy, shaped by land use and transportation policies that underinvest in transit and make walking and biking ever more dangerous. We can flip that starting now.

Just switching how we power our cars won't be enough to stop climate change. Photo: USGBC

COBALT WARS: Just When You Thought Electric Cars Were Going to Save Us…

By Joseph Chang | Mar 16, 2022 | No Comments

...the shortage of key minerals means we'll likely be addicted to oil for a lot longer.

The federal government funds road construction like the above at four times the amount that it spends on transit. Photo: file

How the U.S. Transportation System Fuels Inequality

By Basav Sen | Feb 4, 2022 | No Comments

Transportation policies prioritizing private vehicle use leave the poor and people of color behind.

Advocates to Biden: There’s A Better Way to Address Rising Gas Prices

By Kea Wilson | Nov 29, 2021 | No Comments

Sustainable transportation advocates are sending a clear message to Washington: the best way to address rising gas prices is to cut oil demand, not increase supply.

Podcast: Electric Cars and the End of Big Oil

By Jeff Wood | Apr 2, 2020 | No Comments

If you listen to no other podcast this week, check out this one with a electric car booster who sees the demise of the entire oil industry on the near horizon!

Joe Biden released his $1.3 trillion infrastructure proposal which largely preserves car-dominated transportation systems into the 21st century. Image: Gage Skidmore

Joe Biden Doesn’t Go Far Enough On Transit

By Aaron Short | Nov 18, 2019 | No Comments

Please wake us when the Democratic 2020 candidates get serious about transit in the 21st century.

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